Paper Piecing 2

It our Mid Month reminder on Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is Our Favourite Technique now I could have chosen another technique but decided to use the other Penny Black Flower stamp that I often use for this technique.

No idea why I chose this spotting paper more likely because it was handy. Again a Clean and Simple card seems the way I'm going at the moment. I used a a tiny scallop border  for interest and the sentiment is cut from card and layered twice, its also a Penny Black dies.

The beads I used for the centre I brought on e-bay and they are for nail art but they are very similar to Accent Beads from many years ago. I use a dot of a wet glue that dries clear  tip the container over them. I do recommend you place in the card in a box or a lid, the beads have a will of their own.

Bunny Wishes

I had this little High Hopes Bunny coloured for ages so I decided to use him. I found the sketch on Pinterest unfortunately didn't make a note where it came from Sorry.

The papers are LOTV and I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Square with my favourite Lawn Fawn with Stitched Scallop Borders.

The Sending and the sentiment are from Simon Says Stamp looks like I may have damaged the r in the sentiment but I thin pen made it look more like bad stamping!

All finished off with some Retro Flowers using the EK Success punch. Oh not forgetting his fun flock and flowersoft bobtail.

Out tomorrow crafting with my two friend Nikki and Lesley so today I need to sort my bag(s) out.
If I have time today I have to unpick a couple of bits of Sammy the Seal only used the wrong size hook thats what happens when you try to make a couple things at the same time.

Blog Hop

I can see Mo's Sharing a Song being a firm favourite and today I've used it for this months Blog Hop. The theme is Winter in August and it was the perfect time to use it.

I love these Doodlebug papers and I've used the Memory Box Mittens, I had to cut them out and trim them to get the right effect. The Holly is the Martha Stewart Punch still just about punching and instead of red berries I used some gems instead.

I added my mixture of Fun Flock and Flowersoft for her hat and if I coloured the image again I would try to make the sledge a different colour from her boots.

Now hopefully you have found you way to here from my team-mate Gaynor and now you need to Hop Skip and Jump over to Daria who has very kindly joined us this month. Don't forget to comment along the way there are two random vouchers to win from someones comments.

Make for the Borders

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Make For The Border

We are showcasing Memory Box Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

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I apologise for yet another Christmas Cards but so called friends on FB keep reminding me and brain washing me to make them.

Now I have some current border dies from Memory Box but I decided that I may need a couple to add to my collection and this challenge gave me a reason to do so. I brought the Memory Box Fresh Pine Curved Border and the Warm Wishes Border. When I cut the Pine Trees they looked like the wind tried to blow them over! So a little tip I used the front cover of the envelope the die came in and it places the trees upright then add the layers you want.

The Warm Wishes border I cut then cut in blue and trimmed the words off and stuck on the white, while doing this is would have been much easier to cut of the white words and slot the blue behind the white. Also I would keep the blue dots so I could add them into the white holes.

So thats the borders now for my snow I used the Simon Says Stamp Be Joyful and stamped the snowfalling in Versamark and embossed with clear powder. Then used a couple of Distress Ink to colour the night sky Chipped Sapphire and Broken China.

Now my snow scene looked a bit plain I could have added another border but instead I used the North Pole from Simon Says Stamp Retro Christmas and carefully cut it with a tiny white border so I could keep the strings for the lights.

I haven't made next week's DT challenge card, I will try to make it non Christmassy but no promises.

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Sailing

I've really got to get my act together to either schedule my post the night before or my new post time will be past 8 o'clock we will see once I past this tired phase.

I 've used this card  from Tracy before I love how the design work whatever you do. So my little chap is from Mo Manning Sailor Boys, well used set.

The papers are Lawn Fawn and the embellishment of Simon Says Stamp Clouds and Bird dies. The twine is just parcel twine which I eventually made a reef knot, add a sentiment job done.

I shall be in my craft room this morning till it gets a bit toasty, still haven't done the colouring found out that some of my Blizzard granny square a couple of them are wrong again. I've spent most of my time frogging (crochet term for undoing) mainly because I got to clever for my boots and thought I knew the pattern off by heart guess I didn't. Poor Sammy the seal doesn't have any flippers yet.

Embossed Hearts

Yes I know its Monday but I have a card to post not sure how long that will last, have a busy week and its suppose to be hot which will sapped my energy but we will see.

I needed some Wedding Cards, one for DD whose already taken her choice and one for my Son who can't chose between this one or another I previously made.

The embossed hearts are Taylored Expression, the hearts are slightly larger than the old cuttlebug one. I tried to line up the Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop Border but it doesn't work that well and the OCD is annoyed that the scallops are not evenly spaced with the hearts.

The Congratulations is from Simon Says Stamp and has been cut out twice and layered. I add double sided tape to the back before I cut out makes layered a bit easier but not much.

For Rio

Gosh are GB Olympians are doing well so in honor of them I used Penny Black Love London and I cheekily used the Simon Says Stamp Kit papers because they were perfect for my card.

I used the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Seeing Stars and I used their Stars die from Bundle of Shapes.

I know it is very clean but the we are having a bit of summer here and I plan to make the most of it.
All my plans went out of the window while I enjoyed the sunshine. Its going to be a bit more cloudy today so I hope that discourages me from playing hooky from my craftroom.

Your a Star

Having a few days at home means I could get down and make some cards and actually use my Simon Says Stamp card kit soon after receiving it. Only wish Mr Mojo would help instead of going on his holibobs.

I love the firework/flower stencil that came with the kit and you could either use the star from the Stamp set that was with the kit or use a flower stamp. I decided to use one of the stars. I may not have stepped away from the card when adding the smaller stars!

So I cut out using the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles and backed the panel with a bit of red card. The fabulous sentiment is also with the stamp set which you can buy separately its called Seeing Stars and the Stitched Star is from Simon Says Stamp Bundle of Stitched Shapes.

Once I had cut the centre panel of the above card I was left with a frame, couldn't let that go to waste.  So I used the fab die that also came with the kit called Vented Star. Broke my heart cutting into the floral paper to get my cluster of flowers. Backed the frame with the blue card which helped my star to show and added the stripey paper on the back and the sentiment again from the stamp set.

Keep Shining Bright

I keep thinking I should have mat the aeroplane and dotty paper but its too late now. The papers are My Minds Eye which was perfect for Mo' s Dream.

I rarely chop off parts of a digi image or a stamped one come to that, because it takes time to work out which part of the image to colour and I still have to cut most of it out. I also have to wait till the glue has set before cutting to match the shaped mat and I'm far too impatient.

The sketch I've used is Sketch Saturday which called for a circle mat and normally he wouldn't fit in it unless he was chopped. I could have have layered the fishtail banner sentiment as well.

Since I have my clean and simple head on and made a few quick cards, well as quick as I can but now I realise that I have many coloured images ready to be made into cards so the crocheting as been put to one side for now while I get some images done.

Go Wild

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Let's Go Wild

You could use a wild animal image on your creation, or you could go wild with wildflowers or with colors,  ! Just Go Wild and have fun, we will be looking forward to seeing your Wild Side!

We are showcasing Wplus9 Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

If you've come over from the challenge blog don't panic I made two card for this weeks challenge. I coloured two images from Penny Black Jolly Critters when I realised the giraffe stamps from Wplus9 was out of stock and decided to use their Banners instead.

I used the small one  for the robin card to cut out the banners using Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid, I fussy cut the robin trying to leave a white border.  I used the Simon Says Stamp Abby Snowflake die with some Fun Foam.

To make the card I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles and the sentiment is Simon Say Stamp Merry Trees.

I had to use the other image too from the same Penny Black stamp set and also I used the medium banner from Wplus9 banner set but this time I used Wplus9 Conversation Bubble dies. Also I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched flakes again with fun foam.

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Tiddly wedding

Another Wedding card and this one has been bagged already by my daughter. The image is from Tiddly Inks and of course the oval is Floral Oval.

The papers are Kaisercrafts  and the hearts are Memory Box and so are the leaves I think they are Birch leaves but don't hold me to that.  The sentiment could be Stampin Up I know the oval and scallop oval are Stampin Up punches but  I cut out the smaller one.

Oh before I forget there is a little bit of Flowersoft in her hair instead of trying to cut them out I think it works well. I did it on another Wedding card using a Mo Images as well.

I'm resisting all calls for going out from the other half having a few busy weeks lately I just want one at home.

Favourtite Technique

Don't panic there is a Penny Black card and its the first Saturday of the month so there's a new challenge on Penny Black Saturday Challenge this time is for you Favourite Technique.

I love layering my images but I do that nearly all the time so for a change I've used Paper Piecing.

I have two Penny Black Stamp that I used for this technique this the first one and hopefully I will find time to make another for the Mid-Month reminder with the other stamp.

I also wanted to use something other than the Floral Oval which I used nearly all the time and made a frame using the Simon Says Stamps Stitched Rectangles not sure if I used their Stitched Circle or it was the Bundle of Stitched Shapes for the sentiment.

The Brick background is Taylored Expression and I finished of the sides with Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop borders die.

A bit of ribbon to finish off.

I planned to do a card and gift wallet today but I think I may have overdone it yesterday so its pay back day.

Patches

So a bit of an update with what I've been hooking! First is Patches he is a pattern out of the Love Crochet magazine issue 10 by Liz Ward with a few additions, the patches and rather than stick on his nose and paws I cut out some hearts and blanket stitched them on. I not that good at blanket stitch but I guess practice makes perfect.

I have made him before, you can find previous make here.

When I'm not making toys and supposedly to crochet while watching telly I've decide on this granny square, it will be fine when I've made it a few times and stop unpicking it!!!!

Its called Blizzard and you can find the link to the pattern here. I've recently brought this  to attempt blocking I have feeling this square would benefit from it. Now all I need is find some wooden clothes pegs to help me choose colours.

Tiili

There is something about Tilli that I knew I needed to add her to my collection of Mo's images. I added a sentiment and it said it all.

The sketch is roughly this week Mojo Monday 459, there's a few more flowers than the sketch said. I think the papers are the Penny Black ones but can't remember which pack.

The flowers are Upsy Daisy from MFT not sure they're still available and the leaves are Memory Box but two were cut down.

The sentiment is an old Stampin Up one and I had to use a thingy a ma jig to get it straight then put the image mat crooked on purpose typical.

Now if you pop over to Dream Team Challenge Blog there's a new challenge this month so if you fancy the chance to win a Mo's Digital Pencil voucher now could be your time.

I really don't know where the time goes, Tuesday I had my shaggy mop tidy up and highlights and lowlights put in to hide the grey, yesterday we were shopping and today its my SW meeting and then top up with veggies and fruit then pop over to see my sister. Hopefully one day this week I can have a day in my craft room.

Butterfly Pair

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Fabulous Florals  

We are showcasing Hero Arts Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

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So in theory you would have thought that a challenge using a company that makes beautiful flower stamps I would have made sure I had a new one to use but I fancy the Hero Arts Butterfly Pair.

That means I had to work out what to use for flowers and I'm pleased to say I had a reason to use the new Simon Says Stamps Hydrangea Petals die and the smaller flowers are  Simon Says Stamps Mini Flowers and Leaves die.

For my leaves I used the Simon Says Stamp Look for the Miracles stamp set and used the leaves and carefully cut them out. The papers I used for the leaves are Lets Polka in a Meadow from Lawn Fawn simply because they were green and still on my desk from last week! The centres of my larger flowers are the Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes.

I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles dies and the butterflies are coloured with Prismacolor pencils. It was has I was used the die to cut them I realised that they didn't cut completely out but a crafty snip with scissors and some Hero Arts pearls soon hid the evidence.

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Kid's Challenge

We are here with another of our annual Simon Says Stamp Summer Vacation Kid's Challenge where we host a special challenge dedicated to our young designers.

ANYTHING GOES WITH GLITTER

It is time for all you crafters to let your children loose in your crafty corners for a few hours. Just close your eyes and set them free to explore their creativity. You are allowed to hide your Copic Markers and extra special papers and you are allowed to help just a little bit if necessary, but we really want the children to 'DO IT' themselves as much as possible.

This challenge is open to all children aged between 2 and 16 inclusive

We have not 1, not 2 but  3 surprise parcels of crafty goodies, hand picked by Simon!

For this challenge we have a very special Junior Design Team who I am sure you will agree have done an excellent job.

This challenge will end on August 31st at 8am EST, 1pm UK time 2pm CET

For my Son

My son follows the NFL and on his Birthday list he had a football shirt and I worked out that the player played for the Tennessee Titans. So I found the badge on the web and used it with my card. My son was impressed.

The little chap is from Mo Manning called Victory, I did find the helmet a bit tricky but I changed the blade in my craft knife and I use a glass cutting mat. I think my knife did slip but not so you would see it.

The clouds are MFT and of course the papers are Doodlebug. The sentiment is a stamp from Paper Smooches, a few stars and my job is done.

So it looks like summer is over had to hunt out a thick cardigan to keep warm and threaten to put the heating.

Jolly Critters

I was determined to have a card today but it was touch and go, with a busy weekend and maybe trying to do too much I've had an up and down week. I quickly coloured in these little critters quickly and made a very quick card.

I used the Simon Says Stamps Stitched Circle for my image and the since I had some Lawn Fawn Lets Polka in a Meadow still out by desk (actually I'm using the radiator for a shelf for the summer) I used a sheet of that.

I cut out the paper with the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Bundle of Shapes and then I laid out the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Snowflakes. I used the three attached and the other small ones are actually Lawn Fawn ones. I placed the dies on my Big Shot so I didn't have to move them to cut out.

The sentiment was in the Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cats, again they hadn't been put away from making my Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge card.

My Sister and my Niece came over yesterday to work out a style of cards for her Wedding. She was struggling to find the right colour ribbon and I found the perfect colour in my stash. We ended up making Save the Date cards and I style which can follow through all the invites, order of service, name cards etc. My friend Nikki is coming over to brainstorm how to make the wedding favour boxes using her box board punch. Promised my daughter to wash, frame her cross-stitch this weekend too. Not sure there will time for making cards!!!!!

Bubble Fairy

I love Mo's fairies and the more endowed fairies are a firm favourite so I was really pleased to see the new Bubble Fairy she was definitely coming home to my PC.

I was lucky to find the Bubble papers from a Kaisercrafts pack and since my Mojo is a bit worn out this week I settled for some Stitched Clouds from La Laland. I remembers a die I brought for my Harry Potter scrapbook pages from Waffle Flower but it was also perfect for my fairy sentiment.

I couldn't find my small Birthday stamp so I confessed to cutting of the other words to make a single Birthday word stamp.

I've struggled this week to make cards and I wanted to go shopping yesterday but we decided I needed a break and shouldn't keep pushing myself. Especially has my niece is visiting me on Friday to work out how she wants to make her wedding cards and I promised my daughter to get her cross-stitched into frames this weekend.

Anything Goes

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Anything Goes

We are showcasing Lawn Fawn Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

I've used two paper pads from Lawn Fawn and I love how they work together. I've used Perfectly Plaids and Lets Polka in the Meadow.

I also used Lawn Fawn Flower Border and paper pieced by cutting the both paper pack with the die as well as the green.

The Stitched Rectangle is from Simon Says Stamp works brilliantly with the Avery Elle Sweet Scallops. My Stitched Circle which in my mind is the sun, is also Simon says Stamp.

Now my Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cats are not just for Christmas, I paper pieced them using the dies for a guide for placement.

Finally I needed a sentiment but my mojo was feeling tired and decided to find a die which in this case is a Penny Black die to help it pop I used some White Fun Foam, also thought it would look good for the centre of my flowers.

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